1,050 Quotes About Strategy

Blue ocean strategists do not seek to beat the competition. Instead they aim to make the competition irrelevant.

A threat should never be spoken, your enemy should not be told of your intentions. Either take decisive action or refrain from it, but never threaten

A positive strategy should focus on innovation.

Following the rules of your industry will only get you so far.

With a clever strategy, each action is self-reinforcing. Each action creates more options that are mutually beneficial. Each victory is not just for today but for tomorrow.

Consistency will not only take you places, but give you lessons that will shape you strongly and build you differently, to achieving the best at your strategic plans.

Tactics are neutral. Whether you use them to serve or do harm makes all the difference.

Force is never more operative than when it is known to exist but is not brandished.

Minimal damage, but huge impact,” Mom said. “Something that some empire builders, or Emperors, fail to think about when they charged and conquered their neighbors. Not only were warfare expensive and costly, but the damage to the land and massive deaths were something the winning side of the war would inherit as well.” - Amazon Lee Adventures in China by Kira G. and Kailin Gow